Time to Reflect

I'm currently enjoying a wonderful weekend away with my husband for our 6th wedding anniversary.  We have been together for 10 1/2 years and I can't believe we've been married for 6! Its amazing to think of all the things we have shared together and how much more we have to look forward to.  I'm taking lots of photos as the place we are staying is stunning.  I have to thank Paul as taking photos of me for my blog isn't something he usually does.

I'll get all those photos up when I get home but here are a few from the girls weekend in Portballintrae a couple of weeks ago.  You might recognise this outfit from a random photo I put up months ago.  I love this dress as it can go from day to night really easily.  We had such a great weekend with the weather I got my legs out during the day, which I very rarely do.  I might even consider doing it again if the sun ever returns:)

Dress:Dorothy Perkins, Jacket:Pennys, Cami:Dunnes, Shoes:New Look, Turquoise Ring:Pressie from Vicki

A big shout out to all those at the the Glasgowbury music festival this weekend.  Hope you're all having a great time.

Fabulous Food And Fun

I have just spent a lovely weekend enjoying great food and great company.  I headed to Portballintrae after work on Friday for a great night out with the girls in the lovely Bayview Hotel restaurant.  The food was gorgeous and we sat and watched the sunset through the floor to ceiling windows.  We started the night with wine in the apartment and ended it with tea, minstrels and panic room on dvd....a perfect night!

I had a luxurious lie in on Saturaday before a stroll around Portstewart and a piece of carrot cake and a cuppa overlooking the sea.  We even managed to squeeze in a trip to the cinema to see Bad Teacher before I had to get home to cook for Debbie and Conor coming round.

 This has been such a full weekend and now I'm looking  forward to having the week off at home with Aimee to relax and spend some quality time together.  What is everyone else doing for holidays this year if you haven't already been away? 

Dress: Salt & Pepper, Shoes:Barratts,Bag:ASOS,Ring: pressie from Vicki from Crete

I want to say a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my friend Lyanne for tomorrow.  Thank you for the lovely barbeque tonight and I hope you have a great day.

Back To Blonde

My antivirus software decided to corrupt my laptop last week meaning no internet access and therefore no blogging!  Its amazing how much you miss in a week, I'm going to have to spend a good couple of hours catching up on all the blogs I follow.

I'm back now and blonder as you can hopefully see in my new picture.  I'm so pleased with how my hair turned out and everyone was quick to notice it at work.  Lighter hair has definitely lightened my mood and I'm looking forward to a girly night away to Portballintrae this weekend.

 Despite the atrocious Northern Irish weather I'm ready to start enjoying the summer with good friends, a great many barbeques, even more wine and hopefully some new clothes.  I am on the lookout for a pair of scalloped edge shorts and cream wedges if anyone has any suggestions.

Dress:H&M, Cardigan:Dorothy Perkins, Leggings:Dunnes, Sandals:NV

These sandals were one of my best buys ever.  They go with everything and they are so comfortable.  One small downside, they give me ridiculous looking tan lines:) 

Mr Sun, Sun, Mr Golden Sun....

I can't believe we have had another great weekend with the sun, we actually hit 20 degrees in April!  I had my first bbq of the year at Vicki's on Saturday night and it was great craic.  I wore my green ASOS dress that I featured in an earlier post as we went out later on for Vicki's birthday.  Thank you to everyone who gave me suggestions of how to style it and I will post pics soon to get your feedback on how I did.

It's amazing how having my blog is making me think more about what I wear and pushing me to try new things.  I've only been blogging for a couple of months and it has definitely helped my confidence even though posing for photos is still a bit daunting!  I just want to say a big thank you to my followers and anyone who has taken the time to leave me a comment.  I appreciate all the support:)

I completed my hair transformation on Thursday night and although its more subtle than I thought it would be, I love it.  I think a new hairstyle can give you a new lease of life.....I feel at least five years younger lol  You'll see it soon with my ASOS dress pics (and hopefully when I finally put up a profile pic).

Hope everyone had fun this weekend and made the most of the sun if you had it.

Dress:Miss Selfridge, Cardigan:Primark, Necklace:Borrowed from Vicki, Bag:Barrats, Shoes:Dunnes

I got this dress for an amazing £10 in Portballintrae.......bargain of the year so far.

To All The Mummies Out There...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY:)

I hope you all have a great day today.  I was lucky enough to be woken up to breakfast in bed this morning and in a while we are heading out to the park for some family fun and then shopping this afternoon....bliss.  I have decided all washing, ironing and other such chores can wait today (apart from washing Aimee's school uniform, which I volunteer Paul to do lol) 

What are your plans for mother's day?  I should mention we are making time to visit both our mum's today with the usual cards and gifts.  I love the fact both our parents live just around the corner and if we want to see them we can be there in five minutes.  This was especially helpful when I'd just had Aimee and had no clue what I was doing! 

I'm going to leave you with some more pics from Portballintrae.  I braved shorts (all be it with tights) which made me realise I only really owned that one proper pair so I bought two new pairs yesterday:) I have a confession.....I still have my maternity shorts from having Aimee which do not fit at all but I was putting off buying new ones incase my post pregnancy body looked ridiculous in them.  When the sun appears again I'll put them on to show you guys.

After looking at these photos I realised what a mess my hair was so I decided it was time for a change.  Part one - the cut , is complete and part two - the colour, is coming this week.  Here's a sneeky peek of my new shorter hair.  Better pics to come I promise ( I really need to smile more!)